Every New Testament occurrence Every Old Testament occurrence

King James Version

Hosea 11:5

In Hosea 11 of Hosea.

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

Study
Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

לֹ֤אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָשׁוּב֙yashuvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֶ֣רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִצְרַ֔יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.וְאַשּׁ֖וּרveashurand Assyriaאַשּׁוּרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Assyria”H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empireAsshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מַלְכּ֑וֹmalkvokingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מֵאֲנ֖וּmeanvrefuseמָאֵןverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “refuse”, a completed actionH3985to refuserefuse, [idiom] utterly.לָשֽׁוּבlashuvto againשׁוּבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to again”, the to-form of the verbH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

They shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return to me .

Young’s Literal Translation

He turneth not back unto the land of Egypt, And Asshur — he [is] his king, For they have refused to return.

World English Bible

“They won’t return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent.

Darby Translation

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king; for they refused to return [to me];

Douay-Rheims

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king: because they would not be converted.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ephraim dwelt in Egypt; and as for the Assyrian, he was his king, because he would not return.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατῴκησεν Ἐφραὶμ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ Ἀσσοὺρ αὐτὸς βασιλεὺς αὐτοῦ· ὅτι οὐκ ἠθέλησεν ἐπιστρέψαι,

Other Translations and Links

These open on the other site. This page stays the King James Version.

Jewish texts of this verse

The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.